Steven Hill

Although he and Jerry Orbach appeared in 177 episodes of New York - Police judiciaire (1990) and Entitled (2000) together, they only appeared on screen together twice: during one brief scene in the Corruption (1996) and in the opening scene of the episode Refuge Pt. 2 (#9.24.
Adam Schiff, his character from New York - Police judiciaire (1990), was loosely based on the real former district attorney of New York, Robert Morgenthau, and it is reported that Morgenthau was a fan of the character.
Served 4 years in the Naval Reserve.
Before he returned to acting, he was working as a real estate agent.
Was a founding member of the Actor's Studio and, as such, knew and worked with Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift and Gene Hackman before they became famous.

I felt I had to be brash to make my mark. In this business you don't make out application forms - you have to make an instant impression. I had to do it over and over again before I was finally recognized.
I think probably because of all years and time that has gone by, I enjoy my work far more than I ever did before. Certainly more than I did in my early years when it took a lot of effort to do the best job I wanted to do. Now it is more of a joy and much more exciting.
I guess it's because what I'm doing in my work today is an accumulation of all the blood, sweat and tears went through in this business.
[on his popularity of playing the seventy-something Adam Schiff on New York - Police judiciaire (1990)] There's a certain positive statement in this show. So much is negative today. The positive must be stated to rescue us from pandemonium. To me, it lies in, that principle: Law & Order.
[in 1996] But our stories are about real-life, and that's how life is today. We plea bargain all over the place.